About the Author

Sylvia Massy has been Producing, Engineering and Mixing popular
music for decades. She's renowned for her work with Tool, System of
a Down, Johnny Cash and Prince. She's received over 25 gold and
platinum records including awards for her work with the Red Hot
Chili Peppers, Sevendust and Tom Petty. She's also an accomplished
fine artist, a published columnist, in-demand educator and
relentless entrepreneur. But to her many friends, she's just
Sylvia, the Radiant Being. Sylvia's recent book "Recording
Unhinged," dares you to abandon safe record-making, to get out from
behind the windshield, stick your head out the sunroof, and put the
pedal to the metal! Sylvia Massy and her cohort of celebrity music
industry producers, engineers, and recording stars discard fixed
notions about how music should be recorded and explore techniques
that fall outside the norm and yield emotionally powerful,
incredibly personal, gut-wrenching, and even scary recordings.
Joined by Hans Zimmer, Al Schmitt, Bruce Swedien, Jack Joseph Puig,
Dave Pensado, Tchad Blake, Bob Clearmountain, Linda Perry, Michael
Franti, Michael Beinhorn, Bob Ezrin, Geoff Emerick, and many
others, this book has the stories, tips, recipes, photos, advice,
diagrams, exercises, illustrations, and jokes that you won't find
in any other instructional manual. And what about that cover?
Recording Unhinged contains many eye-popping illustrations by
Sylvia herself. As if being a celebrated producer isn't enough,
Sylvia's iconic illustrations bring real and imaginary recording
situations to life. Catchy Bass Lines? Engineering Marvels? How to
Mic a Chicken?!! Do a swan-dive into the unknown and make studio
magic with inspiration from Recording Unhinged.